Chester Music imprint: 158 books

Terry Riley, most commonly associated with the minimalist and experimental schools of music, draws influence from a vast number of sources, including jazz and Indian classical music. In turn, his influence on contemporary classical composers is enormous. With Terry Riley: The Piano Works, you can...

Michael Nyman: Songs & Arias presents sixteen songs and seven arias for high voice and Piano from across Michael Nyman’s varied and exhilarating output: songs from his celebrated film scores, like The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover; from recent operas like Facing Goya; several concert...

From the best-selling Easy Piano Collection Gold, a series featuring the greatest classical composers arranged for easy solo piano, Orchestral Gold presents a selection of the greatest orchestral works. The works included are: - 1812 Overture (Op.49) [Tchaikovksy] - Air (from ‘Water...

Manuel De Falla: Music for Guitar includes authentic arrangements of works by Manuel De Falla for guitar solo and duet. Songlist: From Love The magician (El Amor Bruno): - The Fisherman’s Story (Romance Del Pescador) - Song Of The Willo’ The Wisp (Canción Del Fuego Fatuo) From...

This exclusive folio presents 20 of Ludovico Einaudi’s most popular piano works in special arrangements matched to the grade criteria of the major examination boards. Designed as a progressive course for beginner players, Einaudi’s pieces have been adapted to make them accessible to students,...

This exclusive folio presents 20 of Ludovico Einaudi’s most popular piano works in special arrangements matched to the grade criteria of the major examination boards. Designed as a progressive course for intermediate players, Einaudi’s pieces have been adapted to make them accessible to students,...

The American Collection celebrates the greatest American composers from the 19th to 20th centuries. Composers including Samuel Barber, Scott Joplin, Burt Bacharach and Philip Glass are beautifully presented for solo Piano, allowing you to play your way to the heart of American culture. A specially-written...

Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises for the piano, for the acquirement of agility, independence, strength, and perfect suppleness of the wrist. When Charles Hanon first published these sixty exercises in 1873, he intended for the common problems of young pianists to be remedied by the...

Start your learning of the guitar with Your First Guitar Method: Book 1! This superb, easy-to-follow method will teach you to play using both standard music notation and guitar tablature. In Book 1 you will find out the names of the notes, and how they are written down, as well as some of the...

Thirty Contemporary Pieces For Solo Piano presents music by 24 of the world’s foremost composers, featuring 13 previously-unpublished scores. Suitable for intermediate-level pianists, these engaging, accessible pieces reflect the spectrum of styles present in the music of today. Songlist: -...

With More Grade 3 Piano Solos you can learn a diverse range of Piano Solos, from classical and contemporary pieces to pop hits and songs from the musicals. This book contains something for everyone and each solo has been carefully selected with the specifications of the major exam board grades in...

Available for the first time for solo piano, Revisiting the Piano presents four fabulous arrangements from the motion-picture soundtrack to The Piano, plus two of the film’s favourite themes. This is another wonderfully presented edition with stills from the film, an original manuscript sketch/...

Album For The Young features 64 classic Piano pieces inspired by the spirit of childhood. From Johannes Brahms’ unashamedly lyrical Wiegenlied through the more cerebral approach of Schumann’s album Für die Jugend and the works of contemporary composers such as Lutoslawksi and Richard Rodney...

From the best-selling Easy Piano Collection Gold, a series featuring the greatest classical composers arranged for easy solo piano, Elgar Gold presents a selection of the most famous masterpieces from Edward Elgar. The works included are: - Canto Popolare (In The South Op.50) - Carissima -...